Big Bend news briefs

Christmas community dinner to be served at TUMC

Trinity United Methodist Church, 120 West Park Avenue, will host its 25th annual Community Christmas Dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 25. The dinner was started to help feed those who otherwise would not get a Christmas dinner, but the dinner invitation is open to anyone in the community who would like a holiday meal. The homemade meal will be served from noon to 2 p.m. at the church. If you want more information or if you want to volunteer, call Gloria or Blue Whitaker at 878-6064 or email gloria@talweb.com.

Man in serious condition after crash in Gadsden County

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating an early morning crash in Gadsden County that left a man in serious condition.

At approximately 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Jose Jacobo Castaneda, 41, of Chattahoochee, was traveling east on Flat Creek Road in his 1996 Toyota Camry, according to the FHP crash report. "For an unknown reason," Castaneda drove off the road, crossing over both the eastbound and westbound lanes, ultimately hitting a culvert. The car flew 30 feet in the air before it landed in a ditch where it flipped end to end, coming to a stop on the car's roof.